EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Public participation is key

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EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTPublic participation is key to any community program. Bringing people together, includingbusiness and industry. Including community education, along with children, planners, civicleaders, environmental groups and community associations, allows the vision to capture thevalues and interests of a broad constituency.

Resource Web link Description

FOR ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH,SEE THE DOCUMENT ON ALASKA CASE STUDIES

TribalEnvironmentalHealthCollaborative- SanDiego, CA

Tribal Environmental Health Collaborative, SanDiego, Cahttp://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu/ephli/finalProjects08/30STIGLER.doc

A tribal environmental healthcollaborative was assembled toaddress the assessment of keypriority areas and interventions ofthe identified priorities. Partnershipswere formed between multiple tribalenvironmental departments, tribalnon-profit organizations, universitiesand federal agencies to accomplishthe goals.

Collaborating forPositiveEnvironmentalPublic HealthOutcomes,Oklahoma

http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu:16080/ephli/finalProjects08/6Oklahoma.doc

This collaborative addresses theissue of expanding gaming facilitieson Tribal lands and works to protectthe health of the public by regulatingthe inspection process and enforcingcompliance requirements. Read abouthow this collaborative was formed.

WasteManagement inIndian Country

Tribal Case Studies of Community InvolvementView Full Page

Case studies of communityinvolvement on Tribal lands.

Mohegan Tribe ofIndians of

Connecticut

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/wycd/tribal/thirds/

mohegan.htmEastern Band ofCherokee Indians

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/wycd/tribal/thirds/cherokee2.htm

EPA Solid Waste Tribal case studies on solid waste managementView Full Page

Read about numerous projects thathave been conducted by Tribalcommunities.

******Below are articles pulled from the list of case studies that talk specifically about community outreach******

Fort PeckReservation

Creating a Public Works Committeehttp://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/thirds/ftpeck2.htm

Fort Peck finds key to controllingopen dumping

Confederated

Tribes of Umatilla

http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/thirds/umatil

la.htm

Persistence produces a transfer

station success storyOnodaga Nation http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/thirds/onond

aga.htmManaging Waste and MaintainingSovereignty: The Story of OnondagaNation's Transfer Station

Tule River IndianTribe

Planning and Outreach Make Transfer Stationsa Successhttp://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/thirds/tule.htm

Learn how the Tule River Indian Tribehas spread the news about theirsolid waste management efforts

EPA Region 9 Tribal Solid Waste success stories Various success stories from Tribal

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http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/tribal/success.html - solid waste success stories pulled fromthe Tribal Solid Waste sitehttp://www.epa.gov/region09/indian/success/index.html

communities

EPA Region 9 Healthy Tribal Communities Success Storieshttp://www.epa.gov/region09/indian/success/07/communities.html

Various success stories from Tribalcommunities

EPA Region 9 Protecting Tribal Lands Success Storieshttp://www.epa.gov/region09/indian/success/07/land.html

Projects on solid and hazardouswastes management and clean up.

Keweena BayIndian Community

Example of Community Survey Resultshttp://www.kbic-nsn.gov/html/NR/ERP/Community.htm

This Community Survey gavecommunity members an opportunityto express their ideas and concernsregarding their priorities for thecleanup and reuse of contaminatedproperties, preferred method to beinformed about programdevelopments, willingness toparticipate in the program, andgeneral environmental concerns.

Menominee IndianTribe ofWisconsin

Waste and Recycling Disposal Informationhttp://menominee-nsn.gov/communityDevelopment/communityDevel/waste.php

A Tribal webpage that includescommunity meeting events andinformation on their environmentalefforts.

Louisiana Peaks Long-term Recovery Projecthttp://www.louisianaspeaks-parishplans.org/IndParishHomepage_CommunityInvolvement.cfm?EntID=15

The Long-Term Community Recovery(LTCR) operation in St. Mary Parishhas initiated its activities and focus oncommunity involvement andparticipation. The initiative started asa systematic outreach strategy withthe local elected officials.

St. Regis MohawkTribe

Environmental Division Websitehttp://www.srmtenv.org/index.php?spec=sw_index

This Tribe has an actual Solid WasteManagement section in theirEnvironmental Division office. Hereyou can find local community solidwaste information, including facts andstatistics that are shared with theirpeople. There are many great TribalSW resources here.

National andCommunityService

Resource Center, Recruiting Mentors inTribal/rural Communitieshttp://nationalserviceresources.org/node/17655

Recruiting mentors in tribal/ruralcommunities: ten tips for non-memberorganizations

Trinidad Rancheria Trinidad Rancheria on Californias North Coast

became a charter steward of the BLM-managedCalifornia Coastal National Monument through a2005 agreement with BLM. Last year, the Rancheriacooperated with BLM in a number of educationactivities at the monument. For example, theRancheria helped design an information kiosk forplacement at Trinidad Harbor. Tribal youth presentedinformation about the monuments importance atTrinidad Schools annual oceans festival.

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Elko Band of Te-Moak Tribe ofWestern ShoshoneIndians

In Eastern Nevada, the Elko Band of Te-Moak Tribeof Western Shoshone Indians celebrated Earth Daywith an educational program for young children in thetribes Head Start class.

EPA Region 9

Pala Band ofMission Indians

Collaborative Effort Provides Training to BajaTribes

With a grant from EPAs Border 2012 program, thePala Band of Mission Indians conducted anoperation and maintenance training program fortribes in Baja California. U.S.-based tribes, localMexican water agencies, and volunteers workedtogether on this effort. They held classes, andprovided hands-on field training and tours of tribalwater utilities in the United States. As a result, theBaja tribes are gaining the capacity to operate andmaintain their own water systems.

EPA Region 9

Salt River PimaMaricopa IndianCommunity

Tribes Collaboration Brings Greater Return onInvestmentsA partnership between the Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community and the Arizona

Department of Environmental Quality led to theinstallation of a special monitor at the confluence oftwo of the most heavily traveled freeways in thePhoenix area. This Differential Optical AbsorptionSpectroscopy (DOAS) Monitor continuouslymeasures air toxics and pollutants regulated byfederal clean air laws. It is one of the most advancedmonitors of its kind, and the only one located in theSouthwest.

EPA Region 9

Inter-CommunityCollaboration

Three tribes in Californias Owens Valley LonePine, Fort Independence, and Bishop continueto work with other nearby tribes and the Great BasinUnified Air Pollution Control District as they assess

the impacts of the Owens Dry Lake, the largestsource of fine particles such as dust and smoke in thenation. In addition, those three tribes participate in theTribal Environmental Exchange Network, a systemthat makes air quality and meteorological dataavailable in real time on the Internet, facilitatingregion-wide data analysis.

EPA Region 9

Torres MartinezDesert CahuillaIndians

Collaboration Closes Open DumpsThe Torres Martinez Solid Waste Collaborative gotimpressive results this year. The collaborative, whichincludes representatives from EPA and 24 otherfederal, state, and local agencies, the TorresMartinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and nonprofitorganizations, closed 20 of 27 known dumps, putaccess controls in place, and prevented new dumpsfrom being started on the Torres MartinezReservation in Southern Californias CoachellaValley.Their efforts have also cut dump fires by more than70%. Together, collaborative members distributedinformation on proper waste disposal to more than500 local growers, haulers, and landscapers toreduce waste coming onto tribal lands.

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The collaborative used new regulatory authority toconduct solid waste inspections in2006. Those led to four enforcement actions in 2007and two legal settlements with penalties of $12,525and a supplemental environmental project.

Pit River Tribe The Pit River Tribe developed a solid waste and

recycling collection program for their tribal homes andbusinesses. With EPA and USDA grant funding, thetribe hired a solid waste coordinator and technician,purchased a collection vehicle and bins, andestablished the Pit River Solid Waste and Recyclingservice. The service includes a drop-off recyclingcenter, a car crushing operation, and a pay-as- you-throw trash collection program. The Pit River Tribealso found a way to generate additional income forthe program by renting out their collection vehicle andclean-up bins.

EPA Region 9

Washoe Tribe ofNevada andCalifornia

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and Californiaworked on a number of successful solid wasteprojects in 2007. These included the startup of abackyard composting program and the developmentof a draft solid waste code to more effectively controlillegal dumping. The tribe also began purchasingpaper that contains at least 30% post consumerrecycled content for all tribal offices.

EPA Region 9

Salt River Pima-Maricopa IndianCommunity

Project Can It Collects 2 Tons of Waste in 2DaysIn Arizona, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa IndianCommunity held a free community tire cleanup thatremoved and recycled 2,500 tires in 2007. Thatbrings the total removed since 2005 to more than7,000. The tribe also organized Project Can It, acommunity cleanup and recycling effort. It featured

recycled 55- gallon drums as drop-off points and acompetition among 12 teams to see who could collectthe most waste. The teams collected more than twotons of waste in two days.

EPA Region 9

Cortina IndianRancheria

2005Many tribes use the General Assistance Program toconduct environmental outreach and education.Several tribes hosted Earth Days and sponsoredworkshops including inter-tribal youth camps andnative cultural resource gathering days. The CortinaIndian Rancheria brought together around 300young people from 11 tribes in Northern California fora series of environmental camps and activities atLake Berryessa.

EPA Region 9

Big ValleyRancheria SolidWaste Program(Online)

http://www.big-valley.net/epa/solid.htm

Accomplishmentshttp://www.big-valley.net/epa/accomp03.htm

Overviewhttp://www.big-valley.net/epa/program.htm

EPA Region 9

RobinsonRancheria

Recycling center, water program, inter-Tribalcollaboration, native plant nursery, small scale fish

The Robinson RancheriaEnvironmental Center is one of the



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EnvironmentalCenter (Online)

hatchery, energy program

http://www.robinsonrancheria.org/environmental/index.htm

first USEPA Tribal EnvironmentalPrograms established in LakeCounty. It was decided that anenvironmental program would be ableto address environmental issues andconcerns that the tribe was lacking inknowledge and experience. TheEPA-GAP Tribal Program wouldassist the tribe by doing research anddata collection on those priority issuesand concerns to protect, preserve andrestore environ-mentally threatenedareas of the ecosystem. In addition,to tribal environmental laws andregulations are applicable tosafeguarding the tribal environmentalresources and the health, safety andgeneral welfare of the tribalcommunity and what environmentallaws and regulations the tribe can

develop and enforce.Native AmericanEnvironmentalProtectionCoalition

Volunteer program opportunities

http://www.naepc.com/volunteer.html

In July of 2008, NAEPC was awarded agrant from The San Diego FoundationsClean Environments, Healthy CommunitiesInitiative. A portion of the grant was allocatedto establish a Volunteer Program which willbe utilized by Tribes to assist in TribalEvents and Projects. The Volunteer Programat NAEPC will be a valuable resource toSouthern California Tribes to utilize shouldassistance be needed on projects.

Case Studies Community Advisory Groupshttp://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/cag/resource/casestdy.htm

Community Advisory groups for theSuperfund process

City of Baltimore Baltimore Community Involvementhttp://epa.gov/oppt/cahp/pubs/baltimore.pdf For Air Quality screening: Formed abroad Partnership committee withrepresentatives from all sectors of thecommunity, including communityresidents, local businesses,organizations, schoolsand universities, and local, State, andFederal government agencies.Clarified the goals of the Partnershipand developed a plan for work. Alsodeveloped an outreach plan tofacilitate communication with thecommunity.

ConflictPrevention andResolution

County Cases: Oneida Countyhttp://www.epa.gov/adr/Oneida_County_CARE_Project_11_9_06.pdf

This case shows the importance ofdesigning a group structure anddecision-makingprocess that meets the needs of itsparticipants. In this instance, thefacilitation teamdeveloped a group that encouragescommunity members and regulatoryagencies toparticipate as equal partners in a



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community-driven, consensus-basedproject.

CARE Community Profileshttp://www.epa.gov/care/community.htmhttp://www.epa.gov/care/community2007.htm#grandrapidsmi

This page provides a listing of allcommunity projects undertaken throughCARE broken out by year with links todescriptions of the projects

Zender Examples of Community Outreach andParticipationhttp://www.zendergroup.org/docs/education_swsolutions.pdf

A section on Participating inCommunity Education and OutreachEfforts in the ITEP/Zender SolidWaste Solutions for Rural Alaskadocument for actual Village examples

GreenCommunities

Case Studieshttp://www.epa.gov/greenkit/case3.htm

Case studies of community planning.Great tips and how-tos.

FORMING PARTNERSHIPS

Resource Web LinkEPA Solid Waste,Tribal Resources

http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/partner.pdf

Resources, potential obstacles, casestudies, steps to begin and carry out asolid waste management partnershipagreement.

EPA Solid Waste http://www.epa.gov/osw/partnerships/index.htm A list of ways you can partner withorganizations to meet some of yoursolid waste reduction efforts

National andCommunityService: ResourceCenter

Building Effective Partnershipshttp://nationalserviceresources.org/files/legacy/filemanager/download/partnerships/Building_Partnerships.pdf

Techniques to guide those who areworking toward collaborations. Thingsto consider, questions to ask yourself, how to prepare.


Successful Collaborationshttp://nationalserviceresources.org/practices/17378

Understanding 20 factors influencingsuccessful collaborations


Partnering with other service organizationshttp://nationalserviceresources.org/practices/17380

Collaboration or partnering, is aneffective method to achieve commongoals. Through collaboration,organizations can improvethemselves by joining together to takeon issues that would be beyond thescope of any single group.

St. Regis MohawkTribe and CornellUniversity

Building Tribal capacity for Natural ResourceManagement, 2007http://research.cals.cornell.edu/individual/vivo/in

dividual31049

An example of a collaborative projectbetween a Tribe and University toconduct research on the development

of an Integrated ResourceManagement Plan (IRMP).

BaltimorePartnership

Baltimore Case Study Partnershiphttp://epa.gov/oppt/cahp/pubs/bpartner.htm

Residents, businesses, andorganizations of five Baltimoreneighborhoods joined with local,state, and federal governments in theCommunity EnvironmentalPartnership to begin a new effort tofind ways to improve the local



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environment and economy.PartnershipProjects

Partnership projectshttp://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/index.htm

Design for the Environment Homepagehttp://www.epa.gov/dfe/index.htm

The Design for the Environment (DfE)Program works in partnership with abroad range of stakeholders to reducerisk to people and the environment bypreventing pollution

FOSTTA Tribalaffairs project FOSTTA Tribal affairs projecthttp://www.ecos.org/section/projects/fostta_tap The Tribal Affairs Project (TAP)focuses on chemical and preventionissues that are most relevant to thetribes, including lead control andabatement, risk assessment,subsistence lifestyles and hazardcommunications, and outreach.

Case studies ofCollaborativeProjects onEnvironmentalJustice

Case studies of Collaborative Projects onEnvironmental Justicehttp://www.epa.gov/evaluate/ejevalcs.pdf

Case Studies of Six PartnershipsUsed to Address EnvironmentalJustice Issues in Communities

PublicParticipation inTribalCommunities

http://www.epa.gov/evaluate/eval_ejcm.htm#case Six Tribal case studies of publicparticipation towards environmental

justice

EPA EvaluationSUpport

http://www.epa.gov/evaluate/toolbox/summary5.htm#ejcollab

Case studies- public participation incontaminated communities, 1999

Partnershipswithin aWatershedCouncil

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/lessons/lessonspdfs/Lesson6.pdf

Benefits of partnerships within aWatershed Council

Top 10 WatershedLessons Learned

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/lessons/ Lessons learned in collaborating ona watershed wide level: Clear Visions,Good listeners, Coordinators,Compatible Needs, Implement Plan

Partnerships, Good Tools, MeasureProgress, Involvement, SmallSuccesses

Wind RiverReservation, WY

Water Code- Ordinancehttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/sourcewater/pubs

/techguide_ord_wy_windriver_watercode.pdf

Example of a Tribal ordinance

Inter-TribalCouncil orArizona

Example of a Solid Waste programhttp://www.itcaonline.com/program_waste.html

Solid Waste program run by an inter-Tribal organization.

Green CommunityCase Studies

http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/apply.htm Highlighted communities that utililizedthe Green Communities planningframework and tools as they worked

toward greater sustainability.California IndianEnvironmentalAlliance

http://www.cieaweb.org/Example of a Tribal alliance formedto address specific community andenvironmental health concerns

HinthilEnvironmentalResourceConsortium(HERC)

http://www.engg.ksu.edu/CHSR/outreach/tosnac/sites/elem.html

6 Tribes have formed a group calledHinthil Environmental ResourceConsortium (HERC). This committeeaddresses any environmental concernthat the Tribes may have including



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clean water, water rights, clean air,cultural resource protection, landpractices in the county and how itaffects Tribes, right to have birdfeathers for ceremonial gear, right togather, transportation needs of theTribes and any issue brought to ourattention.

CALFED WaterQuality Program http://calwater.ca.gov/calfed/Tribal.html

Tribal Governments in the state of CAhave opportunities for coordinationand collaboration with the stateswater quality program.

California BorderTribesAccomplishments

Powerpoint presentation on accomplishments ofenvironmental collaborative projectshttp://www.naepc.com/border2012/NCM%20PPT%202008%20CA%20[Compatibility%20Mode].pdf

Collaborative air projects, transferstation open to Tribal and generalpublic, Solid waste collaborative,Tribal environmental healthcollaborative

US-Mexico BorderEnvironmentalProgram

Tribal collaborative projects between CA andthe Mexican borderhttp://www.naepc.com/border2012/joint%20communique%20eng.2008.pdf

Two federal governments, ten borderstates, Tribes, Indigenouscommunities, local governments,industries and the public

TOOLS AND GUIDES FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

TribalDecisionsMakers Guideto Solid WasteManagement

Tribal Decision Makers' Guide to Solid WasteManagementView Full Guide

See Full Guide

TribalDecisions

Makers Guideto Solid WasteManagement

Chapter 6. Community Outreachhttp://www.epa.gov/epawaste/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/dmg

-6.pdf

This Chapter discusses how to designan effective education program,

identify your goals and audiences,craft a clear and simple message,chose and outreach program, createincentives and deterrents, exampleprojects and much more.

TribalInformationSources andContacts

Appendix B: Sources and Contactshttp://www.epa.gov/epawaste/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/dmg-b.pdf

Tribal contacts by EPA Region

Zender Sample Newsletterhttp://www.zendergroup.org/samplenewsletters.htm

Sample newsletters in the state ofAlaska

EPA SolidWaste,

MunicipalGuide

Decision Makers' Guide to Solid WasteManagement

View Full Guide

See Full Guide

Chapter 1 Chapter 1. Public education and involvementoverviewhttp://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/dmg2/chapter1.pdf

Learn the importance of developing apublic education plan, includingresearch, awareness, interest,evaluation, trial, adoption, incentives,and steps to creating a publicinvolvement strategy.

Community The CARE Community Resource Guide Full Guide



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Alaska:ANTHC/ANHBIntegratedSWM GuideAlaska:ANTHC/ANHB

Workbook 1: Getting Ready to Plan:http://www.zender-engr.net/anhbguide/1.pdf

Organizing to Plan, GettingCommunity Members Involved andCreating a Public InvolvementProcess

IntegratedSWM GuideAlaska:ANTHC/ANHB

Appendix 2: Public Education and CommunityOutreachhttp://www.zendergroup.org/anhbguide/App2.pdf

Building Support for Your CommunityProgram


Workbook 2: Seeking Visionshttp://www.zendergroup.org/anhbguide/2.pdf

Creating a community visions, settingcommunity goals and objective andidentifying community needs


Workbook 3:Collecting informationhttp://www.zendergroup.org/anhbguide/3.pdf Getting to know your community,getting to understand your

communitys existing wastemanagement systems and practices,and analyzing your community wastestream.

EPA Solid andHazardousWastePublications

Catalog of Hazardous And Solid Waste Publications2004http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/pubs/catalog.htm

Publication

EPA SolidWaste

More EPA Solid Waste Publicationshttp://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/resource.htm

Publication

Agency forToxicSubstanceand DiseaseRegistry

(ATSDR)

Public Health Assessment Guidance Manualhttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHAManual/ch4.html

Chapter 4: Involving andcommunicating with the community.This is a manual that ATSDR uses inits public health assessment toidentify hazards and needed public

health actions. It is somewhat specificto ATSDRs operating procedures;however, chapter 4 is particularlyuseful in outlining elements of acommunity collaboration plan.

CommunityAssistance

Community Assistance Homepagehttp://epa.gov/oppt/cahp/index.htm

Information on chemicals and theireffects, Tools to help understand anduse environmental data, Programsand solutions to concerns aboutchemicals, Grants to supportcommunity initiatives,Forums for tribes and environmental

justice communities

NEJAC Model Plan for Public participationhttp://www.epa.gov/projctxl/nejac.htm#GUIDING%20PRINCIPLES

Outline of model plan, core valuesand checklist

EPAResources

Public Participationhttp://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/permit/pubpart/index.htmRCRA Public participation Manualhttp://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/permit/pubpart/manual.htm

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EPAResources

Sites for our solid wastes: A guidebook for effectivepublic involvementhttp://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/sites/toc.pdf

How to address the so-calledNIMBY (Not In My Backyard)syndrome. Looks at the sitingprocess, building a siting strategy,addressing Who is the Public?, andcommunicating risks.

EPAResources Community Involvement Handbookhttp://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/cag/pdfs/ci_handbook.pdf

For Superfund sites

NAEPC Ten Essentials to Environmental Healthhttp://www.naepc.com/tehc/ten%20essentials.html

A wheel-diagram to that maps outsteps to environmental health

CommunityEngagementStrategies

http://www.health.state.mn.us/communityeng/needs/strategies.html

Community engagement strategies, alist of opportunities to participate

CharetteInstitute

http://www.charretteinstitute.org/charrette.html The NCI charrette combines thiscreative, intense work session withpublic workshops and open houses.The NCI charrette is a collaborativeplanning process that harnesses thetalents and energies of all interestedparties to create and support afeasible plan that representstransformative community change.

Reaching aconsensus

http://www.health.state.mn.us/communityeng/groups/consensus.html

Consensus management assumesthat each individual is unique andvaluable, Each individual hassomething to contribute, Values thedifferences in individuals, Fostersunity; the group must work togetherfor the common goal of theorganization

Santa Ana Community Outcomes Modelhttp://www.santaana.org/Appendix-noGov.pdf

OUTCOMES MODELPueblo of Santa Ana Tribal

Community Empowerment ModelAEHRO Also see AERHOs 10 Ways to Get the Word Out

and Get Your Community Involvedhttp://www.aerho.org/projects/tenways.html

A great website used by communitiesall over Alaska

HeartlandCenter forPublic HealthandCommunityLeadership

Heartland Center for Public Health and CommunityLeadershiphttp://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu/hcl.htm

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EXAMPLES OF SOLID WASTE SURVEYS

SevenGenerations

Surveys used by Tribes in Alaskahttp://7generations.us/AppxA-I.pdf

Examples of surveyforms that Tribes haveused in Alaska

ZenderEnvironmental Survey Designhttp://www.zendergroup.org/docs/survey_sample.pdf This is one surveydesign that has beenused in Alaska

ZenderEnvironmental

Survey Tipshttp://www.zendergroup.org/docs/survey.pdf

Tips on what makes agood survey

ANTHC/ANHBIntegrated SWMGuide

Guidelines on using surveyshttp://www.zendergroup.org/docs/survey1.pdf

Seeking visions creating a communityvision, setting

ANTHC/ANHBIntegrated SWMGuide

This guide provides benefits, tips and example surveyahttp://www.zendergroup.org/docs/survey2.pdf

Collecting information getting to know yourcommunity,Understanding yourcommunitys wastemanagement systemand practices &Analyzing yourcommunitys wastestream

Northern PlainsTribalEpidemiologyCenter

Tribal Research Assessment Checklisthttp://www.aatchb.org/epi/docs/ResearchEthics/T1-TRAC.doc

The Tribal ResearchAssessment Checklist(TRAC) helps to ensurethat a proposedresearch is appropriatefor your community. Atthe end of TRAC, youwill understand the

protocol and haveidentified specific areasof concerns and will beable to make informedrecommendations orrequirements to theappropriate people(e.g., researcher, tribalcouncil).

ZenderEnvironmental

How to Conduct a Surveyhttp://www.zendergroup.org/docs/survey_manual.pdf

Also, here is one link that has the survey information we list inthe template. http://www.zendergroup.org/survey.html

Resources onsuccessful surveysprovided by Zender.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH MATERIALSEPA: Resources for Waste Education materials From the education



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Education http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/index.htm resources websiteEPA:Outreach

Tribal Solid Waste Outreach Materialshttp://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/tribal/outreach.html

Web links to outreachmaterials on generalwaste managementand recycling issues

EPA: Tools Sample education tools

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/dmg-c.pdf

Here you can view a

few examples ofeducational tools usedby Tribes.

Public HealthFoundation

Public Health Foundation Homehttp://www.phf.org/about/index.htm

Community Health Status Indicators Fact Sheethttp://www.phf.org/chsi/CHSI_Fact_Sheet.pdf

Improving public healthinfrastructure andperformance throughinnovative solutionsand measurable results

EPA: SolidWasteResources

http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/index.htm Here are variousresources to shareabout ways anindividual can make adifference in yourcommunity.

EPA: SolidWasteResources

Environmentally Preferable Purchasinghttp://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/

Case Studieshttp://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/pubs/casestudies.htm

For homes andbusiness.

EPA:ConservationTools

Conservation toolshttp://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/index.htm

This site coversprocurement, tools forrecycling programs, fullcost accounting, pay-as-you-throw, materialsand waste exchanges.

EPA: PublicInvolvement

Ways to reach your communityhttp://www.epa.gov/publicinvolvement/outreach.htm

Great ideas foroutreach materials

(newsletters, flyers, andlots of examples onbrochures)

KentuckyStateUniversity-Center forHazardousSubstanceResearch:

Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities(TOSC)

http://www.engg.ksu.edu/CHSR/outreach/tosnac/resources.html

Resources forCommunity outreach,public participation, andcase studies in NativeAmerican Communitiesto address miningdevelopment andcontaminated sites.

National

Outreach:PublicBroadcasting

http://www.nationaloutreach.org/pipeline/index.cfm?startrow=91 Community

engagement andoutreach through publicbroadcasting

NativeAmericanEnvironmentalProtectionCoalition

Community awareness on pesticides- great example of communityeducationhttp://www.naepc.com/pesticides.html

What is a pesticide?Are pesticides harmful?Learn about whichproducts areconsidered pesticides,common household



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pesticides, storage,signal words, pestmanagement and more.

NativeAmericanEnvironmental

ProtectionCoalition

Newsletters from Native American Environmental ProtectionCoalitionhttp://www.naepc.com/publications.html

Excellent resources onTribal projects,collaboration and

community involvement

COMMUNITY BUY-IN

Calderon:BuildingCommunityPartnerships

Powerpoint Presentation on the elements of community buy-in with twocase studieshttp://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/cdfaweb.nsf/pages/CalderonTEDC2008.html/$file/Calderon_Building_Community_Partnerships.pdf

A basic powerpointfrom a city-wide standpoint

CommunityBuy-in

How non-profits gain community buy-inhttp://www.helium.com/items/1316665-how-nonprofits-gain-community-buy-in

There several ways thatnonprofits can connectwith the communityaround them. Theseaspects are crucial tothe overall success andsurvival of theorganization for thelong haul. Here are afew suggestions tomake connects with thecommunity

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